Planning a Branching Scenario
This is my process for planning before writing a branching scenario, including creating a summary, outline, and list of mistakes.
Instructional Design
How To Set Daily Goals to Manage Multiple Projects
Use a spreadsheet of daily goals to keep track of progress, especially when you’re working on multiple elearning projects.
Immediate and Delayed Consequences in Branching Scenarios
In branching scenarios, use a combination of immediate and delayed consequences and feedback, depending on the learners and goals.
L&D and D&D: Learning and Role Playing Games
A conversation about role playing games like D&D and instructional design with Christy Tucker, Matthew Pierce, Jonathan Rock, & Luis Malbas.
How to Get Started Writing a Branching Scenario for Learning
Once you have decided on a branching scenario approach, how do you get started? This is my process for working with SMEs to prepare.
Converting to Scenario-Based Questions
Converting multiple choice questions to scenario-based questions can increase the difficulty, measure higher level thought, and provide relevant context.
Create Motivating Compliance Training
Instead of boring “click next” compliance training, engage learners and give them a reason to seek out and understand the policies.
Make Learners Care about Compliance Training
What if you could create compliance training that learners actually cared about? Use a worst case scenario to show the “why” behind the rules.
Broad and Deep Instructional Design Skills
In instructional design, we have both broad and deep skills. We have broad skills across a range of domains, plus a few deep skills as specialties.
Best and Worst ID Projects
I’ve created dozens of courses during my career. These two projects stick out as some of the best and worst ID projects I’ve done.